Faces Transform by Simon Tookoome

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Artist:                   Simon Tookoome ᑐᑯᒥ

Community:       Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake)

Year:                     ?

Media:                  Drawing, coloured pencil

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Coloured Pencil Drawing: Faces Transform by Simon Tookoome ᑐᑯᒥ (1934-2010) from  Qamani’tuaq (Baker Lake). Not framed.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia:
Simon Tookoome (December 9, 1934, Chantrey Inlet – November 7, 2010, Baker Lake) was an Utkusiksalingmiut Inuk artist.

In his youth, Tookoome and other Utkusiksalingmiut lived along the Back River and in Gjoa Haven on King William Island. Here he met and was influenced by the Netsilik Inuit.

He moved to Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada in the 1960s when his Inuit band was threatened with starvation. After the arrival of arts advisors in 1969, Tookoome began to draw and carve stones. He was a founding member of the Sanavik Co-op.

Tookoome died in Baker Lake, Nunavut on 7 November 2010.

He was the author, with Sheldon Oberman, of the children’s book Shaman’s Nephew: A Life in the Far North, which won the $10,000 Norma Fleck Award for Canadian children’s non-fiction in 2000. This autobiographical book deals with Tookoome’s youthful experiences of the traditional Inuit way of life, including experiences with hunting and encountering non-Inuit culture for the first time. He was also included in Irene Avaalaaqiaq Myth and Reality:

In the winter of 1957 to 1958, the caribou took a different route to the calving grounds. We could not find them. All the animals were scarce. We were left waiting and many of the people died of hunger. My family did not suffer as much as others. None of us died. We kept moving and looking. We survived on fish. We had thirty dogs. All but four died but we only had to eat one of them. The rest we left behind. We did not feel it was right to eat them or feed them to the other dogs. My father and his brothers had gone ahead to hunt. We had lost a lot of weight and were very hungry. I left the igloo and I knelt and prayed at a great rock. This was the first time I had ever prayed. Then five healthy caribou appeared on the ice and they did not run away. I thought I would not be able to catch them because there were no shadows. The land was flat without even a rock for cover. However, I was able to kill them with little effort. I was so grateful, that I shook their hooves as a sign of gratitude because they gave themselves up to my hunger. I melted the snow with my mouth and gave them each a drink. I was careful in removing the sinews so as to ease their spirits’ pain. This is the traditional way to show thanks. Because of what those caribou did, I always hunted in this way. I respected the animals.

— Nasby, 2002

In addition to being an accomplished artist, Tookoome was renowned as a master whipper.

Additional information

Dimensions 10 × 13 in

Biography Simon Tookoome

Simon Tookoome

Settlement: Baker Lake / Qamani’tuaq
(1934-2010) — E2-426

Alternative Names: Tookoome Tookoome, Simon Tookoome, Tacoomie Tookoome, Tukummik Tookoome, Hiutinuaq Tookoome, Teloogayak , Seeviga , Sivuraq , Suvuraq , Sivoga

Exhibitions

Arctic Images: Major Sculptures by Canada’s Leading Contemporary Eskimo (Inuit) Artists
at D/Erlien Fine Art Limited presented by Orca Aart, Chicago

Arctic Mirror
Canadian Museum of Civilization
Arctic Spirit 35 Years of Canadian Inuit Art
Frye Art Museum

Art Inuit
Presented by l’Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Galerie Akenaton

Art Inuit
Presented by l’Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Galerie Ombre et Lumiere

Art Inuit
Presented by l’Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Galerie La Tour des Cardinaux

Art Inuit
Presented by l’Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Le Theatre

Art Inuit, l’Art des Esquimaux du Canada
Presented by l’Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Maison Falleur, Cambrai

Art Inuit, la Sculpture des Esquimaux du Canada
Presented by l’Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Chapelle de la Visitation, Thonon

Art Inuit, la Sculpture des Esquimaux du Canada
Presented by l’Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Centre d’Action Culturelle du Bassin Houllier, Lorrain, Saint Avold

Art Inuit: Autour de la Collection de Cape Dorset 1990
Presented by l’Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Centre Culturel Canadien

Art of the Eskimo: Contemporary Sculpture & Drawings from the Canadian Arctic
Gallery 100 Hudson

Art/Facts
McMaster Art Gallery
Baker Lake

Inuit Gallery of Vancouver
Baker Lake – Uncatalogued Prints 1979-1985 A retrospective collection exhibited at selected galleries, organized by
Canadian Arctic Producers

Baker Lake Drawings
Winnipeg Art Gallery

Baker Lake Drawings
The Upstairs Gallery

Baker Lake Print Collection *71
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection *72
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection *73
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection *74
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection *75
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection *76
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection *77
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection *78
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection *79
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection *80
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection *81
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection *82
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection *83/84
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection *85
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection *86
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection *87
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection *88
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection *90
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection (printmaker) *72
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection (printmaker) *73
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection (printmaker) *74
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection (printmaker) *75
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection (printmaker) *78
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection (printmaker) *87
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection (printmaker) *88
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Collection (printmaker) *90
(annual collection)

Baker Lake Print Retrospective: A Twenty Year Anniversary
The Upstairs Gallery

Baker Lake Prints & Print-Drawings: 1970-1976
Winnipeg Art Gallery

Baker Lake Prints – Ten Year Retrospective
The Upstairs Gallery

Baker Lake Prints 1985
The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art

Baker Lake Prints and Print Drawings
Winnipeg Art Gallery

Baker Lake Prints: 1970 – 1982 Retrospective
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver

Baker Lake: Persistence of Old Memories
Brandon Allied Arts Council

Bears of the North
Snow Goose Associates

Building on Strengths: New Inuit Art from the Collection
Winnipeg Art Gallery

Celebration 1988
Petro-Canada Exhibition Gallery

Chisel and Brush/Le ciseau et la brosse
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

Cold Stones, Warm Hearts: Inuit Art from the Northwest Territories
University of Richmond

Contemporary Indian and Inuit Art of Canada
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, Ottawa, presented at the General Assembly Building, United Nations
Contemporary Inuit Art at the National Gallery of Canada
National Gallery of Canada

Contemporary Inuit Drawings
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre

Contemporary Inuit Drawings
Muscarelle Museum of Art College of William and Mary

Demons and Spirits and those who wrestled with them
The Arctic Circle

Die Kunst aus der Arktis
Inuit Galerie, Mannheim held at Humanities and Social Sciences Research Institute, University of Siegen at Villa Waldrich

Die Kunst aus der Arktis
Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Ottawa, presented by Commerzbank
Drawings and Sculpture from Baker Lake
Winnipeg Art Gallery

Drawings by Simon Tookoome and Nancy Pookertnak of Baker Lake
Gallery Pascal

Drawings from Baker Lake
The Innuit Gallery of Eskimo Art

Each Depends on the Other
Houston North Gallery

Eskimo Narrative
Winnipeg Art Gallery

Espaces Inuit
Maison Hamel-Bruneau

Free Spirits of the Inuit
The Arctic Circle

Grasp Tight the Old Ways: Selections from the Klamer Family Collection of Inuit Art
Art Gallery of Ontario

I Am Always Thinking About the Animals
Houston North Gallery

Im Schatten der Sonne: Zeitgenossische Kunst der Indianer und Eskimos in Kanada/In the Shadow of the Sun: Contemporary Indian and Inuit Art in Canada
Canadian Museum of Civilization

Immaginario Inuit Arte e cultura degli esquimesi canadesi
Galleria d’Arte Moderna e Contemporanea

Imprint ’76
Art Gallery of Ontario, Extension Services

Inua – Angakok – Inuk
The Arctic Circle

Inuit Art in the 1970s
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development, and the Agnes Etherington Art Centre

Inuit Art: A Selection of Inuit Art from the Collection of the National Museum of Man, Ottawa, and the Rothmans Permanent Collection of Inuit Sculpture, Canada
National Museum of Man, Ottawa and Rothmans of Pall Mall Canada Ltd.

Inuit Art: Drawings and Recent Sculpture
National Gallery of Canada

Inuit Drawings
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver

Inuit Drawings
Albers Gallery

Inuit Graphic Art from Indian & Northern Affairs Canada
Winnipeg Art Gallery

Inuit Graphics and Drawings from 1959-1990
Arctic Artistry

Inuit Graphics from the Past
Arctic Artistry

Inuit Graphics Through the Year: Rare Prints from the Arctic
Arctic Artistry

Inuit Master Artists of the 1970s
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver

Inuit Masterworks: Selections from the Collection of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
McMichael Canadian Collection

Inuit Traditions in Graphics: 1961-1987
Arctic Artistry

Kathleen Fenwick Memorial Exhibition
Gallery Pascal

Keeping Our Stories Alive: An Exhibition of the Art and Crafts from Dene and Inuit of Canada
Institute of American Indian Arts Museum

Kunst van de Inuit Eskimo’s
Gemeentelijk Kunstcentrum Huis Hellemans

Magic and Shamanism
Artspace Main/Access Gallery

Major/Minor
Marion Scott Gallery

Multiple Realities: Inuit Images of Shamanic Transformation
Winnipeg Art Gallery

Native Sculptures and Prints
Gallery Pascal

Noel au Chateau – Art inuit de la collection Macdonald Stewart Art Centre
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre Guelph, Ontario presented at Chateau Dufresne

Nouveau Territoires… 350/500 Ans Apres, Presented at les maisons de la culture Cote-des-Neiges, Notre-Dame- de-Grace, and Rosemont-Petite Patrie
Montreal Recreation and Community Development Service and les Ateliers Visions Planetaire

Original Serigraphs and Works on Paper by Simon Tookoome/Inuit sculpture from the Baker Lake Area
Madison Gallery

Polar Vision: Canadian Eskimo Graphics
Jerusalem Artists’ House Museum

Qamanittuaq: The Art of Baker Lake
National Gallery of Canada

Qamanittuaq: Where the River Widens Drawings by Baker Lake Artists
Macdonald Stewart Art Centre

Qiviuq: A Legend in Art
Carleton University Art Gallery

Selections from the McMaster Art Gallery Collection
McMaster Art Gallery

Shamans and Spirits: Myths and Medical Symbolism in Eskimo Art
Canadian Arctic Producers and the National Museum of Man

Shamans and Spirits: Myths and Medical Symbolism in Eskimo Art
Arts and Learning Services Foundation (this is a duplicate of the C.A.P. and National Museum of Man exhibition of 1976-1981)

Share the Vision Philadelphians Collect Inuit Art
Art Space Gallery

Simon Tookoome
McMichael Canadian Collection

Simon Tookoome
Inuit Galerie

Simon Tookoome – Drawings
Theo Waddington

Simon Tookoome – Drawings
Inuit Gallery of Vancouver

Simon Tookoome Original Drawings
Albers Gallery

Sojourns to Nunavut: Contemporary Inuit Art from Canada
at Bunkamura Art Gallery, presented by the University of British Columbia Museum of Anthropology and The McMichael Canadian Art Collection

Spirits and Dreams – Arts of the Inuit of Baker Lake
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development

The Coming and Going of the Shaman: Eskimo Shamanism and Art
Winnipeg Art Gallery

The Great Northern Arts Festival
held in Inuvik

The Inuit Imagination
Winnipeg Art Gallery

The Inuit Print/L’estampe inuit
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development and the National Museum of Man

The Klamer Family Collection of Inuit Art from the Art Gallery of Ontario
University of Guelph

The Moveable Feast
Arts and Learning Services Foundation

The People Within – Art from Baker Lake
Art Gallery of Ontario

The Swinton Collection of Inuit Art
Winnipeg Art Gallery

The Theme of Transformation in Inuit Sculpture
The Isaacs/Innuit Gallery

The World Around Me
University of Lethbridge Art Gallery

The Zazelenchuk Collection of Eskimo Art
Winnipeg Art Gallery

Tundra & Ice: Stone Images of Animals and Man
presented by Orca Aart at the Adventurers’ Club

We Lived by Animals/Nous Vivions des Animaux
Department of Indian Affairs and Northern Development in cooperation with the Department of External Affairs

Western Canadian Woodblock Prints
Muttart Public Art Gallery

Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection of Inuit Art
Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec

Works on Paper from the Permanent Collection of Inuit Art
Canadian Guild of Craft Quebec

[Inuit Art Exhibition] Whitby Arts Incorporated, The Station Gallery

[L’art inuit] Presented by l’Iglou Art Esquimau, Douai at Palais de l’Europe, le Touquet

Public Collections

Amon Carter Museum of Western Art
Fort Worth

Amway Environmental Foundation Collection
Ada

Art Gallery of Greater Victoria
Victoria

Art Gallery of Nova Scotia
Halifax

Canada Council Art Bank
Ottawa

Canadian Guild of Crafts Quebec
Montreal

Canadian Museum of Civilization
Hull

CIBC Collection
Toronto

Dennos Museum Center, Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City

Inuit Cultural Institute
Rankin Inlet

Klamer Family Collection, Art Gallery of Ontario
Toronto

Macdonald Stewart Art Centre
Guelph

McMaster University Art Gallery
Hamilton

McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Kleinburg

Mendel Art Gallery
Saskatoon

Musee d’Art Contemporain de Montreal
Montreal

Musee des beaux-arts de Montreal
Montreal

Museum of Anthropology, University of British Columbia
Vancouver

National Gallery of Canada
Ottawa

Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre
Yellowknife

Simon Fraser Gallery, Simon Fraser University
Burnaby

University of Alberta
Edmonton

University of Lethbridge Art Gallery
Lethbridge

University of New Brunswick
Fredericton

Winnipeg Art Gallery
Winnipeg

Publications

L’ART DES INUIT.
Author: Veisse, Jeannine
Publication: Vie des arts, no 66, printemps, 1972. p.44-45. (1972)

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